''Santa Comes To Visit'' Initiative Is Here Again!

Christmas is just around the corner! It is a season of merriment. It is a time to share and show love.

 

 

The year has not been very easy due to the unstable economic situation in the country. However, some people have had it worse than others. Count your blessings; show love and care to the less privileged by joining us as we embark on the 3rd edition of "Santa Comes To Visit" initiative. 

The "Santa Comes To Visit", Fill A Goodie Bag Campaign, an annual initiative of Save Our Needy, aims at bringing joy and cheer to the homes of the less fortunate during the Yuletide season.

Widows and single mothers are the hardest hit when there is an economic crisis. Join us to put smiles on their faces and the faces of their children this Christmas.

Surprise visits will be made to the homes of lucky beneficiaries who will be picked after careful selection and consideration. 

 

 

Happy children

Save Our Needy plays Santa

Some of the beneficiaries of past editions

 

Let's make this Christmas a memorable one for the disadvantaged in our society.

You can support this initiative by donating food items, toiletries, new or gently used clothing, shoes, toys (educational and stuffed toys) and schoolbags.

 

 

Donated items

 

Financial donations can be made to:

Save Our Needy Organisation

0168556004

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank).

Kindly contact us for more information: 

Tel: 09025600734, 08151546111

Email: saveourneedy@gmail.com

Website: www.saveourneedy.org

Thank you and God bless you.

"Le Quotidien" Newspaper, Benin, Publication

"Le Quotidien" Newspaper, a widely read Benin daily, gave the event (2nd Phase of the "One Child, One Schoolbag" Project) front page news.

The 'One Child, One Schoolbag' Project (Phase 2)

Last Saturday, May 25th, Save Our Needy was at Gbodje Public Primary School, Cococodji, Benin Republic to donate schoolbags to less privileged children under the 'One Child, One Schoolbag' Project. About 100 children benefited from the project.

This is the second phase of the project initiated and launched by Save Our Needy in 2011.

The short-term vision of the 'One Child, One Schoolbag' project is to encourage children from disadvantaged homes to feel the need to attend school. 

The long-term vision is to promote education amongst children from disadvantaged homes. Save Our Needy also aims to encourage parents enroll their female children in schools.

We at Save Our Needy believe that it is only through having basic education that people can truly break the cycle of poverty. How best can we achieve that than encouraging children to attend school in the most favorable conditions?

To say the event was a success would be an understatement. Pupils of Gbodje Public Primary School thrilled the Save Our Needy team and invited guests with traditional dances and displays. Emotional 'thank you' speeches were also given by the Head teacher, Mr. Zohoungbogbo, the representative of the Parents-Teachers Association and the representative of the pupils, little Miss Esperancia Gbodogli.

Seeing the joy on the faces of the children as they received their schoolbags, was the most rewarding experience.

Save Our Needy would sincerely like to thank all the people who believed in us and in the relevance of the 'One Child, One Schoolbag' Project; all the people who contributed directly and indirectly to the success of the project. We thank our generous donors: Mr. Cletus Sossouhounto, Mr. Luc Dansou (CEO, GET MEDICAL, Benin, www.get-medical.com ), Mr. Alain Assogba (Publisher, 'Le Quotidien' newspaper, Benin), Mr. Hamdi Zaghbib (2012 President, JCI Metline, Tunisia) and Mr. Andrew Akindele (Senior Infrastructure Specialist, State of Ohio, USA).

At the end of the day, refreshments were served after the Benin Republic National Anthem was sung.

It was a day to remember.

Schoolbags donated by Save Our Needy to pupils of Gbodje Public Primary School, Benin

Emotional speech (in French) given by Esperancia Gbodogli (representative of Gbodje Public Primary School pupils)

Pupils of Gbodje Public Primary School, Cococodji

Representative of the PTA making his speech

Traditional dance performed by pupils of Gbodje Public Primary School

Traditional dance performed by pupils of Gbodje Public Primary School

Beneficiaries of the 'One Child, One Schoolbag' Project expressing their joy & appreciation

Little Miss Esperancia Gbodogli of Gbodje Public Primary School making a speech

A member of the Save Our Needy team presenting a schoolbag to one of the beneficiaries

Beneficiaries of the 'One Child, One Schoolbag' Project  showing off their new schoolbags

Members of the S.O.N team, Head Teacher, PTA representative, with the CEO,  Save Our Needy, Marvella Odili (3rd from right)

Marvella Odili (CEO, Save Our Needy) presenting a schoolbag to one of the beneficiaries of the project

Marvella Odili with little Esperancia Gbodogli

Visit To Voice Of Salvation Motherless Babies Home

Our visit to Voice of Salvation Motherless Babies Home in the local community of Ojo, Lagos State, opened our eyes to the plight of orphans and abandoned children in Africa, especially in Nigeria.

During this very fruitful and enriching visit, vulnerable children between the ages of 1 and 10 benefited from various items including food items, clothes, footwear, buckets, plates, toiletries and schoolbags donated by Save Our Needy. 

This visit gave us first-hand knowledge of the hardship and suffering faced by these children. Their caregiver, Mr.Onyeagu explained to us how difficult it has been to care for these children. They have pressing  financial issues: they need funds for kerosene to cook, send the children to school, buy books, get medical care for the children, repair their generating sets (to get light when power fails) and even fuel to keep their generating sets going. Please donate to a worthy cause. These children need our love and support in order to become useful citizens and responsible adults tomorrow. 

We would like to thank Mr. Andrew Akindele,( Systems Manager, State of Ohio, USA), for his generous donation to this project. Thank you very much, sir. May the good Lord reward you immensely for putting smiles on the faces of the little ones.

Our sincere gratitude also goes to Mr. Hamdi Zaghbib,(2012 President of JCI Metline, Tunisia) for his contribution to the purchase of the schoolbags.

L-R: Mr. Onyeagu and the Save Our Needy team (Taiwo Bamidele and Marvella Odili)

Schoolbag donated by Save Our Needy under the 'One Child, One Schoolbag' Project

The Save Our Needy team with Mr. Onyeagu, caregiver at Voice of Salvation Motherless Babies Home

Happy kids showing off their schoolbags

Bucket donated by Save Our Needy

Excited children with their schoolbags